Lukasz Fabianski one of Arsenal’s young offenders

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For all the recriminations aired by Arsène Wenger and Sol Campbell as Arsenal faced up to a result that left their Champions League aspirations in the balance, by far the most perceptive point was made by Cesc Fàbregas.

“The other top teams don’t make these mistakes as often as we do,” the 22-year-old Arsenal captain said after a 2-1 defeat away to Porto in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie on Wednesday.

“Sometimes we make mistakes that you pay for at the top level and this is one of those nights it happened. It happened against Chelsea